RFID Technology Coming to Ford Trucks
June 26, 2008
While listening to CNET’s CarTech Podcast recently, I heard about how Ford is planning to implement radio frequency identification (RFID) technology with select trucks this fall. This just goes to show that virtually all digital technologies will find their way into the automotive industry. Successful service techs must be willing to accept and even embrace emerging digital technologies going into the future.
Here is a brief clip taken from Think Magic’s Press Release:
ThingMagic, Inc. (www.thingmagic.com) will partner with DEWALT and Ford Motor Company to equip 2009 Ford F-150, F-Series Super Duty pickups and E-Series vans with an embedded RFID asset tracking system enabled by ThingMagic’s Mercury5e readers. Ford Work Solutions Tool Link by DEWALT uses a specifically designed RFID reader system powered by ThingMagic’s Mercury5e embedded module and a pair of antennas, in corrosion- and impact–resistant housings mounted in the pickup box, to enable Ford and DEWALT customers to track RFID-tagged assets, such as tools, construction equipment and materials, in the truck and ensure that vehicle contents are easily accounted for and quickly located at all times.
Here is an audio clip pulled from the CarTech Podcast about the RFID project:
